Located 65 km from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and half-way between Cannes and Saint-Tropez (38 km), Saint-Raphael is a delightful Mediterranean sea resort set at the foot of the magnificent Esterel Hills.

Home to 36,000 inhabitants, Saint-Raphaël's pretty town centre borders the sea front. The town is divided into a number of different quarters (Old Town, Town Centre, Ports, Valescure, Boulouris, Le Dramont, Agay, Anthéor and Le Trayas), each offering a host of tourist attractions and an original personality.

Saint-Raphaël's key assets are of course its seascapes and temperate climate, although the town also offers a vast and rich natural heritage, plus year-round leisure sporting activities and an exciting events calendar. Benefiting from the "France Station Nautique" water sports quality label, Saint-Raphaël is also the ideal location for diving, golfing or walking holidays, plus business tourism, thanks to its superb "Palais des Congrès" convention center.

The town's highly prestigious history is still witnessed by its many magnificent residences dating back to the late 19th - early 20th centuries, delightful old streets and beautiful seafront promenade.

Overlooking Agay Bay, the 79,000-acre volcanic Esterel Hills - of which 14,000 are listed and protected
offer walkers a wide choice of exciting itineraries in fragrant
and unspoilet Provençal countryside.. Agay forms the natural gateway to the Esterel Hills.

Saint-Raphaël's fabulous natural heritage and choice of leisure and sporting activities makes it a coveted year-round destination.

- 4 golf courses, including the Var’s oldest and France's 5th oldest course - the "Golf de Valescure" - built in 1895 ;

- Water sports : 7 diving clubs, 3 sailing clubs (sailing, funboard, sea canoeing, etc.), waterskiing, water jousting, and boat trips,

- Nature activities : the 8.5-km coastal footpath or "Sentier du Littoral", formerly used by customs officers to track down smugglers, hiking adventure trails, riding, mountain-biking in the Estérel Hills, climbing, tennis, archery.

- The fabulous 20-km "Corniche d’Or" coast road;
- The Old Town and Provençal Markets;
The Tourist Office organizes guided tours every thursday at 10 a.m (duration =2h,
Price : 2.30 €).
- The 12th-century "Eglise San Raféu" Parish Church (a listed monument since 1907) – Europe's oldest sanctuary dedicated to the Archangel Raphaël;
- The Archaeological Museum, featuring exhibits from wrecks discovered in the Bay of Saint-Raphaël;
- The superb neo-Byzantine "Notre-Dame de la Victoire " Basilique, designed by Pierre Aublé and built between 1883 and 1887.